Although Sirte is gradually recovering following the eviction of ISIS in December last year, tensions are growing between the Salafist 604 brigade, which currently helps to secure the city, and other forces from the Government of National Accord (GNA) aligned al-Bunyan al-Marsus (BM) coalition. Last week, there was an assassination attempt on a Misratan fighter affiliated with the BM forces. The 604 brigade denied responsibility, but the spokesperson for the GNA Ministry of Defence, Mohammed al-Ghossri, announced that the GNA will raise the alert level in Sirte in the coming week. He said that units from the BM force will be mobilized in the city throughout the duration of Eid al-Fitr.

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To monitor the expanding threat posed by the Islamic State's Libyan branch and other jihadi groups in Libya, Jason Pack founded EyeOnISISInLibya.com as a monitoring service detailing the group's history, its interactions with other jihadi actors, and Western actions towards the group. Our aim is to provide a valuable resource for governments, think-tanks, and businesses concerned with jihadi threats and their evolution in Libya.
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